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'''Sambalpur district''' lies between 20° 40’ N and 22° 11’ N latitude, 82° 39’ E and 85° 15’ E longitude with a total area of 6,702&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. The district is surrounded by [[Deogarh district]] in the east, [[Bargarh district|Bargarh]] and [[Jharsuguda district|Jharsuguda]] districts in the west, [[Sundergarh district]] in the north and Subarnpur and [[Angul district|Angul]] districts in the South. [[Sambalpur]] is the district headquarters. The district has three distinctive physiographic units such as, Hilly Terrain of Bamra and Kuchinda in the north, plateau and ridges of Rairakhol in the south-east and valley and plains of Sambalpur Sub-division in the south east. Sambalpur district experiences extreme type of climate with 66 rainy days and 153 centimeters rainfall on an average per annum. Most of the rainfall is confined to the months from June to October visited by south west monsoon. Mercury rises up to 47° Celsius during May with intolerable heat wave and falls as low as 11.8° Celsius during December with extreme cold. The rainfall is highly uneven and irregular.<br />
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The district forms a part of the [[Mahanadi River]] basin. The Mahanadi, the longest river of the state, entered into the district in the north western border, where the famous Hirakud Multipurpose Dam Project is built. Other important rivers of the district are the Maltijor, the Harrad, the Kulsara, the Bheden, and the Phuljharan. The district has a total forest area of 3986.27&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. which is 59.46% of the total area of the district. Total land under cultivation in the district is 173540 hectares.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sambalpur.nic.in/ |title=Sambalpur District : Odisha &#124; Sambalpur District Administration Portal |publisher=Sambalpur.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2018-10-02}}</ref> Most of the villages of the district are inaccessible during the rainy season. Presence of a number of streams without bridges cuts off the villages from the nearby roads. The district is served by National Highway No.6, National Highway No.42, Major district roads and a section of South Eastern Railways. [[Rural electrification]] has been extended to 63.6% of the villages of the district. Telecommunication Network is not adequate to cater to the needs the people in the rural areas. Drinking water facilities are available in villages mostly from the sources of tubewells.<br />
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